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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 206 | 530 | 408 | 429 | 444 | 459 | 540 | 531 | 432 | 429 | 429 | 522 | 724 | 703 | 681 | 692 | 966 | 1075 | 1004 | 1212 | 1404 | 1440 | 1422 | 1368 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:42AM 1.47 | 1:08PM 1.63 | 3:32AM 1.50 | 2:13PM 1.44 | 4:20AM 1.55 | 3:28PM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:44AM 0.93 | 8:19PM -0.12 | 9:03AM 0.85 | 9:11PM 0.06 | 10:21AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
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